Richard Auther Jr.;59;of Fayette City;died at his home Thursday;Nov.25;1965;at 3:55 p.m. He was employed at the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. Mr.Auther was born in Washington Twp.;Fayette County on Jan.29;1906. He is survived by his widow;Donna McCready Auther;a son;Richard III in the United States Navy;two daughters;Mrs.William (Jean) Sneller of Ketchikan;Alaska;and Mrs.Daniel (Kay) Hanrahan of Minneapolis;Minn.;three brothers;Howard of Bobtown;Willard of Fayette City and Edward of Dunlevy;a sister;Mrs.Samuel (Mildred) Hamer of Fayette City R.D.1;eight grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a service will take place Monday;Nov.29;at 1:30 p.m.in charge of the Rev.Jack Richardson;pastor of Fayette City’s Methodist Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Mrs.Julia Kovach Acklin;53;of Gillespie;Fayette City R.D.;died Wednesday;May 26;1965;at 11 p.m.in St.Alexis Hospital;Cleveland;Ohio. Mrs.Acklin was born in Canonsburg March 19;1912. Surviving are three sons;David and Ockie of Cleveland and Theodore of Fayette City;a daughter;Betty Acklin of Cleveland;three brothers;Robert and Andrew Kovach of Grove City;James of Springdale;three sisters;Mrs.Tillie Granish;New Kensington;Mrs.Margaret Vericka;in the state of Rhode Island;Mrs.Ann Kurth;Cleveland;seven grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where funeral services will be held Saturday;May 29;1965;at 1:30 p.m. The Rev.David J.Snyder;pastor of First Christian Church.Fayette City;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Leroy B.Abrams;72;of 115 S.Fifth Ave.;West Reading;a former resident of the Belle Vernon area;died Wednesday;Oct.7;1964;at 3:50 a.m.in Reading Hospital. Mr.Abrams was born in Wilmerding;March 20;1892. He was retired as traffic manager of the American Chain and Cable Co.plant in Reading. He was a member of St.James United Church of Christ of West Reading;American Lodge 132 Free and Accepted Masons;Stratford;Conn.;Creig Council 16;R.S.M.;Excelsior R.A.Chapter 237;Reading Commandery 47;Knights Templar of Reading;Reading Traffic Club;North Belle Vernon Council 78;Junior Order of United American Mechanics;Industrial Management Club of Reading;West Reading Fire Department. Surviving are his widow;Mattie Haught Abrams;two brothers;Harry of Salem;Ohio and Walter of Alliance;Ohio;three sisters;Mrs.Helen Ruecroft;Washington;D.C.;Mrs.R.J.(Hazel) Waite;Belle Vernon and Mrs.Howard (Dorothy) Allen;Gelendale;W.Va.Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.;Oct.9. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home on Sunday;Oct.11;at 2 p.m.with the Rev.J.David Barclay officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.